IM sending my homebrew away for a competition. I made a black IPA. It turned out pretty damn good. It seems like every week it gets better. My question is....do I send it away as a black IPA or american black ale? I don't want to get points off for naming I wrong.
Black IPA or Anerican Black Ale?
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JTylerSingletary
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I prefer to call it a Cascadian Dark Ale or CDA.
PistolsAtDawn
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The BJCP calls it an American Black Ale. That's what I'd label it as.
JTylerSingletary
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JTylerSingletary said:
Sorry, I just realized I didn't answer your question. When I submitted mine I put it under category 23 for specialty beer.
scottland
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Black IPA. People understand what you're talking about if you call it a Black IPA. I understand that IPA stands for India Pale ale, but again, people will understand you.
What the hell is a cascadian dark ale? That doesn't make sense. And American Black Ale doesn't imply that the beer will be intensely hoppy.
What the hell is a cascadian dark ale? That doesn't make sense. And American Black Ale doesn't imply that the beer will be intensely hoppy.
+1
We had a number of heated threads about this recently.
As I pointed out, the overwhelming majority of commercial brewers making this style are calling them Black IPAs. Despite what BJCP, GABF, or homebrewers in the NW want call them, the industry seems to be going with Black IPA.
PistolsAtDawn
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Morgan Freeman would prefer you just called it an American Ale.
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